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If you cant get a half marathon training coach you can rely of an Iphone Apps to work as your virtual coach. Two Half marathon training Iphone Apps that work as your virtual coach are Half Marathon training App by Deltaworks and popular walkjogrun App.

Half Marathon Training Iphone App by Deltaworks

The App has a 12 weeks half marathon training plan. Workout 6 days per week, Each plan includes detailed training steps,Different tags mark different plan statuses.

Walkjogrun half marathon training Iphone App

The walkjogrun App has a 14 week half marathon training schedule. It has plans for different class of runners, beginners, moderate and experienced runners. If you dont exercise it has a plan on how to train to walk the distance.

The half marathon training App was created by Coach Jenny Hadfield, columnist with RunnersWorld.com and Women’s Running Magazine.

A friend of mine is planning to train for his first marathon and he just sent the following 12 step marathon training planning. I don’t know where he got it from but it has a feel of Jeff Galloway, a man who has evangelized on the merits of run walk method for running a marathon.

Step 1

Plan to exercise four days a week for 10 weeks.

Step 2

Begin each session with 10 to 15 minutes of stretching, and end each session with a 10-minute walk followed by more stretching.

Step 3

Take on week one. Walk 10 minutes. Jog 2 to 3 minutes. Walk 4 minutes. Repeat five times each session.

Step 4

Get into it with week two. Walk 10 minutes. Jog 3 minutes. Walk 3 minutes. Repeat five times each session.